A 14-month-old Brooklyn Center girl died Monday afternoon when a family member backing up an SUV didn’t realize the child was in the driveway and ran over her, police said.

The girl was one of three toddlers playing in the yard in the 5400 block of Colfax Avenue around 3 p.m. when the relative backed up a sport-utility vehicle to make room for a grill that had been set up near the garage, said Brooklyn Center police Cmdr. Brian Peters.

The toddler, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The family member, whom police said they would not specifically identify, was cooperative with investigators, who were reconstructing the accident with the help of the Minnesota State Patrol and the Hennepin County sheriff’s office.

Peters said the tragedy serves as a reminder to drivers to be extremely cautious when backing up vehicles.

Kristi Belcamino works as a weekend reporter at the Pioneer Press. Her first reporting job was at the White Bear Press. After working as a police reporter at the Contra Costa Times in the San Francisco Bay Area, she moved back to Minnesota. She has worked at the Pioneer Press since 2013.

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